Los Banos man arrested for attempting to counterfeit currency, police say
A 35-year old man was arrested at a Los Banos hotel on Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of attempting to counterfeit U.S. currency.
The Los Banos Police Department received a report of the suspect’s suspicious activity while staying at the hotel.
An officer arrived to investigate the complaint and authored a search warrant for the room Erick Baumbach, 35, was renting at 1:49 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a social media post by the Los Banos Police Department.
The officer found Baumbach reportedly in the process of his counterfeiting efforts. He was arrested without incident.
Shawn Jansen
Merced Sun-Star